GRE Word List
CALLUS
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |